Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-03-05

$. 1887.
HE MOUSE RIVER HHnDs. |
An Inspection Of Various Ranches
"A Jolly Dance.
Special corrsspoadeses Of The Isfss.0esAs.]
As 20 much has been said about the
severity OF this winter on stock, I deter |
mined to take trip along tho river and
visit few Of the ranches 20 a. to be able /
to SEQ for myself the condition OF the
cattle and how they are winterlng 10 far.
It IL obvious to all that cattle starting In
TO winter poor, the chances arc against
their coming out In the spring in good
condition, and In many cases they are
unable to hold their own while out rus
Ting in the timber, without shecs, and
have to be taken up to the barn and fed
ground feed. For several years there
has not been 90 much feed bought In this
locality tor stock ~ this year, and the
town OF Towner 10 today doing . brisk
business In selling feed.
In prefaning my remarks on the cattle.
must state thai Il 10 almost au imp0asl.
iAltty 70 get At Tie accurate loaaoo M cas-
-. - tne owners arovesy unwilling that
IT,. ,neI .sS +. .I,u .aIu.o 10Y noW macn
s..s ~. A00' sA~ >" s1's 20 ss'see eoln1 tuey
IN. a. .
~. - II. ssnsn nn.cn s0E me @ WIZ wae the
v"0 .,n.s ~ hs.S tnH S1.soe !. n1ss1 cno OF Mouse
y Rich.risan = ~ HW TssnS ~ Fo.k. T: ,:,i,h ioIy
nva. anC tsoS - - IN. ,.ns".Aes. ... In9y nave
osG. ss.. ~ lew ~ tn,s rancn. ana u u prob
GIts hs,sav sno .ssee.s 2. asncnes on the river.
Ia oS'.evo 10. tdov nave lost some twenty
.ns" n"s -. suas .s. ~. ooI,Msm8 .,.s8 c1tvcs, anu u
lily ~ .h. ta."Iku wlsl0ut loaing any more
~. s.'H I'M tuss 49, me.ss. rsoutv q nlcnard-
Mta,~ HVm VII na..in hsvo no csuse 70 comptai
dt.sa o:.s.S .S Woso thas III .o1k.ng III TAR con-
"a..ou. .n.o! ! aMu eneso gensIemen Will nave
s.,S .sT .s,,.. Wy n"o Hsss,!eu steors 70 turn
.,nod W. tn.s .ic y0sF M..,N ML.on sIoala command
homiGa. h..a,..;A oasis! mere Detnx no expensive
,..n. uus.".aSs, - Z. out OILY yuss enou9n pulld.
hs thsesa ~ 20 do'uiox s,,So So.x ,.ss ncos'sry, sno
tnus0 nua...,' VI n1 ruuo IeecE'Ptl0n. Mee:rs.
h.vasy havo y .n!sn...Ink n.cns!aon VIII proDaoly
uavo .hN,1 rk ~ ~ soIneW nor0 I4rtner west y
ne., snolr neEu increases mucn more ana II
seSS.ers M.e . vonle =. IN:
IN! tne mex, Sext renon l passed was the Hon:
.onn .',1a L.v o. Dot ow!n9 70 lack OF time !
tha o.,;o sorG am5 !" ke ~ ~ Psssg sss New OF
.as,. .no cs.slo, a..u ~ uo mot 1901 entltled 70
give an accTsate ,r acsoont OF his stock.
sseoPPin9 M q anarsOy,s ramon IN the morn
.hs .hs..,.., b1I ~. sm % ToPottunity OF looking
tnrougn ms catt!e, wnich ~ look Ia hrst
.ato ~ oIuoI. mr. inurs0y evidently
tnInks tnst tne cstslo require more snol.
se[ tnan tne tmoer' as p 90 mas erected
s.au aoS!sntla! n, sneu, loxoo Ieet. ats nerd
mas ,,a hao nsu some .en caves this winter and
.k ~ uas suGceeuou III SWING elxnt OF
tDese, i Wnicn ~ Eooa when u taken into
cons'deratlon the TACT that he was not
prepared to have warm accommodations
ior 10 many caves coming IN all at the
same same tme. ne expects TO have an In:
G.ease n o. ABOUT lorty-elght halt.6lood
ftsnlloo.Ahgus CAVES alony IN April and
Nay. and Is an entnusias'ic believer In
sne olacks a!, " rustlers anu thinks they
IRE .ne Sattle I0r tnie country: HIS two
.m"rouxn3reo .un.' ~ n D4.ls; Douant OF Dr. Alio-
way way, OF Srana FORKS, are IN hne condt-
''"m n.s.a. anu q I'VE $1,000 % tie winter well.
~ ,vIwng ~ soHrcIty ot t!me was un'
aole 70 visit the ranches IT Messrs. Con-
~. H.. Dayls, ..,y ~ hennedy or Hichards. which
.. ~ou.u o..,l ~ r. 1--WE zone. put near that
WhiIe M Ri"ha r.is has ~ ~ H ~. TSt.: ~ST..
,nora cattle than ~. u,hni. hi ~ X tyWIouy Wc.y
river mt toveth.r hasr =. .ha sa1 ,".n ohse .,so
viii mt arceod o,,h.,, e". -. sin.,, u1T nas
~" .t not eAceeo elRnty or ninety head.
AZ Az, tnat rate OF mortality 81: increase
I" come III. \. r. ,nTos.,.md IA ~ .eV st.y yeass sn
suit or shinninv c.tt,s = ~ n, ~ sa1 IN
hesr shsv r,ase ~ shinn.J - M;a.e.... sao ...'
kan and th"n driver ~ ~ Mnn.a .oT.u. s;.su.
across the hunt nrsir,n c"u..n,en.s. U. .vHs
"Ssv"o ss10 OW1"s ~ seIS10s cUuev9ueutly